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    stories‚ “The Rocking Horse Winner” by Shirley Jackson and “The Lottery” by D.H. Lawrence reveal that parents and other family members have a great influence on the moral development of the children in their lives: a person’s value is controlled by external factors rather than in who they are‚ and one’s own good is more important than the good of another. Death Through Parenting: How a Parent Passes on Fatal Patterns I. Thesis Statement: The two stories‚ “The Rocking Horse Winner” by Shirley

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    “For the love of money is the root of all evil.” in the short story‚ The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H Lawrence. The story is centered on Paul‚ a persistent young boy‚ who remains selfless in his quest to make his mother‚ Hester‚ a happy wealthy woman. Paul shows loyalty throughout the story‚ never giving up on bringing luck into his mother’s life. The happiness of his mother‚ motivates Paul to continue gambling on horse races. His naive belief that money would cure his mother’s depression over being

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    The Rocking-Horse Loser Money‚ although important‚ is not the only thing that makes life worth living. However‚ for the characters in D. H. Lawrence’s short story “The Rocking-Horse Winner‚” money appears to be the only thing that produces happiness. This ideology proves quite toxic‚ as seen in the characterization of Paul and his mother; it is through these two vessels that Lawrence accentuates the consequences of greed and materialism. Paul’s death is the result of his mother’s selfishness which

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    “The Lottery” and “The Rocking Horse Winner” Jim Vanover English 102 D30 Fall 2011   Thesis “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ and D.H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” provide two disparate uses of Setting in a short story which emphasize the importance of the element in a story. One author distracts the reader‚ while the other establishes the framework of the story.   Outline 1. Introduction a. Quick overview of “The Lottery” b. Quick overview of “The Rocking-Horse Winner” 2.

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    “The Rocking-Horse Winner”‚ a young boy named Paul encounters a rough lifestyle due to fact that nothing is ever good enough for his dear mother‚ Hester. He takes the burden on himself‚ and tries to reclaim everything that his mother desperately longs for. As young as Paul is‚ he takes a huge responsibility in resolving the financial burden of his family. Paul is a crucial character element to the plot and this relationship between the two helps the story unfold. The relationship between Paul

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    Professor Shearer English 101 February 2‚ 2013 “The Rocking Horse Winner” Lawrence son of a coal miner and a school teacher‚ was born and grew up in Nottinghamshire‚ England. Lawrence was rejected for the military service in World War 1 because of lung trouble. This story took place just years after World War 1. It took place near London; London’s Richmond Park. There are a couple of characters in this story. They are Paul‚ Hester‚ Paul’s father‚ Bassett‚ Oscar Creswell‚ Miss Wilmot‚ Paul’s two

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    money to support the elegant lifestyle that she feels she deserves. After Paul receives a rocking horse one Christmas‚ he rides it often and develops an outlandish intuitive power that enables him to foresee the victors of the upcoming races. At the racetracks‚ with his dead on predictions‚ he wins thousands of pounds that he sets the winnings aside to cover the costs of his mother’s debts. Paul’s rocking horse and the whispering of the house represent his evident need for love.  In her fixation with

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    great writers from Fitzgerald’s Gatsby to Milne’s Pooh‚ writers in the 1920’s wrote with themes centralizing around money‚ love‚ and the problems that follow in a fairy tale way. One man stands out from the rest with a great work titled The Rocking Horse Winner‚ in which D.H Lawrence depicts a scene of twisted virtues and painstaking love. " The final stories of D.H.‚ written in the middle and late 1920’s represent a period of formal experimentation in which he moved away from traditional narrative

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    two literature fiction based short stories. I will compare “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H Lawrence. These are two dynamic‚ but suspenseful short stories. They are very different in tone and style‚ but they have similar tragic ironies in areas of the stories. Both of the stories leaves the reader in suspense throughout it‚ but definitely at the strong emotional endings. “The Rocking Horse Winner” introduction almost foreshadows and sets the tone of the whole

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    AP Literature and Composition 5 September 2012 The Rocking-Horse Winner Questions 1. The purpose of this story is to show the importance of the choices that you make. If you’re going to wish for something‚ just make sure to think twice about it before the wish finalizes. In this simplistic style of writing‚ direct characterization and its use of the wish motif make this story a fable of sorts‚ a tale meant to teach a lesson. The story is centered around a child who potentially has magical

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